Former Falcons’ QB Marcus Mariota reached agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles

[cowboys5xsbs]

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Commence the Dak is the 6th best QB in the NFC East jokes

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

Do they ever run out of money?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Mariota is expected to be the Eagles’ No. 2 QB this season????

Did that really need said?

 

[baltcowboy]

Commence the Dak is the 6th best QB in the NFC East jokes

Mariota wishes he had one season like Dak’s top 4 seasons let alone career.

 

[Starforever]

Oh my, does this mean Philly does not fully trust Hurts?~ (Dripping)

 

[Legendz82]

Oh my, does this mean Philly does not fully trust Hurts?~ (Dripping)

Oh course they do, but running qbs tend to miss a couple games a season. They need a good backup.

 

[Joe Realist]

Great signing for them. Once upon a time, they wanted to draft him.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Hmmm I wonder is this an upgrade from Minshew? I like Mariota better but seems like Minshew is capable of putting more yards on you…

 

[Cowboys1966]

Oh course they do, but running qbs tend to miss a couple games a season. They need a good backup.

More importantly They need a good back up who has a similar game to Hurts.

 

[StarOfGlory]

Hmmm I wonder is this an upgrade from Minshew? I like Mariota better but seems like Minshew is capable of putting more yards on you…

Minshew said he wants a chance to start somewhere. I don’t know what team would give him a chance, but he knows it’s not Philly.

 

[75boyz]

It makes sense with the style of offense they run if Mariota has any juice left in his legs.

 

[Pola_pe_a]

Minshew signed with the Colts. He’ll be there starter until the guy they draft is ready.

Mariota is making the same money as Andy Dalton.

Decent signing. Don’t like that he seemed to walk away from his team last year but I’m sure the Eagles have some insight since so many on the staff have connections to him.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

That is great news! Mariota was flat out awful last season in Atlanta, so if Hurts goes down that team is hosed.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

That's a downgrade from Minshew.

 

[sandbridge77]

That's a downgrade from Minshew.

Might be, but the Eagles lost both games that Minshew started last year, Dallas and New Orleans

 

[Carson]

Howie with unlimited cap lol

 

[Stash]

Do they ever run out of money?

That’s the part that shocks me. Big deal after big deal and they still have the money to do this.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

That’s the part that shocks me. Big deal after big deal and they still have the money to do this.

This, LOL. They were just trying to get rid of there DB because of cash, turn around sign him back and now back to spending again like let’s open the floodgates again.

 

[Motorola]

HC Arthur Smith decided to start rookie QB Desmond Ridder to see what he could do for the last 4 games of season.
Instead of sticking around to help the young guy, Mariota pouted - then said he had to leave the team take care of a "knee injury" - that no one on the Falcons' medical staff or coaches were aware of --- because Mariota did not miss a snap during the first 13 games.
Atlanta had lost 4 of its previous 5 games when the head coach benched the veteran QB. When that happened, Mariota all of a sudden had a "knee injury" that required him "stepping away" from the team.